Do you remember Hawken? Well, probably not, but the mech shooter had really great strengths. And single player fans will soon be able to enjoy them without any stress with Hawken Reborn.
There are some immutable truths in the world. That two and two make four, that pineapple pizza belongs in hell, that Indiana Jones should have stopped at part three – and that there are vaporously too few good mech games!
But currently there are a few bright spots. Alongside perennial favourites like Mechwarrior 5, for example, the rather opulent Armored Core 6 is due in 2023 – and Hawken is returning! Wait a minute, Hawken, some of you might be thinking now, because the mech shooter has pretty much been forgotten.
Hawken was never the very, very big catch, although the Free2Play multiplayer shooter has had quite a long life from 2012 to 2018 (on PC). Back then, the premise was already as catchy as it was attractive: a couple of speedy mechs blasting the paint off each other’s bonnets until one team wins.
Now the shooter is to return with a new direction: As Hawken Reborn, publisher 505 is appealing to a new target group, namely single-player fans.
What kind of game will Hawken Reborn be?
Hawken Reborn wants to offer a pure PvE single player experience. You control a mech through all kinds of missions, shoot up other mechs, take on main and side missions to farm upgrade materials that give your mech even more manifold possibilities to scrap other robots. In addition, the game wants to offer an open world. You can get a first gameplay impression here:
Unlike more simulation-heavy mech games like Mechwarrior, Hawken has always been about speed, being an in-between step between a completely arcadey Gundam Evolution and true simulation heavyweights. So somewhere in the wake of a Titanfall 2. Hawken Reborn also adheres to this emphasis.
The game will launch in Steam’s Early Access on 17 May 2023. At launch, you can play six single-player missions, which will then be gradually expanded. Early Access is expected to last a year and a half, and the game is still in very early development, so be prepared for a corresponding experience.
Unlike more simulation-heavy mech games like Mechwarrior, Hawken has always been about speed, being an in-between step between a completely arcadey Gundam Evolution and true simulation heavyweights. So somewhere in the wake of a Titanfall 2. Hawken Reborn also sticks to this emphasis.
The game launches on 17 May 2023 in (Steam’s Early Access). At launch, you can play six single-player missions, which will then be gradually expanded. Early Access is expected to last a year and a half, the game is still in very early development, so be prepared for a corresponding experience.
